trifulca

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Pronunciation

Noun

trifulca f (plural trifulques)

  1. Alternative form of trifulga

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin trifurca, trifurcus (having three forks).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɾiˈfulka/
  • Rhymes: -ulka
  • Syllabification: tri‧ful‧ca

Noun

trifulca f (plural trifulcas)

  1. quarrel, row
    • 2020 September 23, “Venganza, enredos y trapos sucios en Saint-Germain-des-Près”, in El País:
      Porque en este país existe un famoseo intelectual, y sus peripecias y trifulcas son tan rastreras —y pueden resultar tan adictivas— como las de celebridades de otros ámbitos.
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  2. punch-up, ruckus
    • 1891, Benito Pérez Galdós, Ángel Guerra:
      en una de las trifulcas de Madrid mató él solo más de doscientos militares
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    • 1997, Gaviria Vélez Gaviria V., Somos todo lo que dicen de nosotros, pero peor:
      En medio de un incendio, hay que atender a los bomberos y no a la decoradora de la casa. En medio de una trifulca de cantina, hay que parar a los peleadores, aunque se deje de atender a los consumidores.
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